Citrus latifolia Tanaka (Tahiti lime) essential oil has a high commercial value and a large application in different industries. The enzymatic extraction of vegetable oils increases yields extraction, energy efficient and ...

Terpenes are the main constituents of plant essential oils. These compounds are formed by the condensation of isoprene units, and when contain oxygen are named terpenoids. The present work aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial ...

Lippia alba is a native species, known as "erva cidreira", currently used in folk medicine for the treatment of several diseases. Pharmacologic studies attributed their antimicrobial activity to the terpenoids present in ...